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S25 sailing characteristics Randy at 12:48am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 4/1558 Can anyone share with me their perspective on the sailability of the S25? There's a used one for sa
Farbic Spray Ron10127 at 12:36am 06.07.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1024 I,ve read that fabric spray can be a preformance enchancer and makes the sail easier to handel. Fabr
Replacing Cabin Cushions Kerri at 12:19am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/851 I'm looking to replace cabin cushions on an O'Day 27'2" - any idea where these can be purchased? Th
Mast Boot Cover NYSail at 11:42pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/4305 Hello allI am loking for a canvas mast boot cover and was wondering if there is a campany that sel
S25 sailing characteristics Randy at 12:48am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 2/1342 Can anyone share with me their perspective on the sailability of the S25? There's a used one for sa
Used Sails main/jib sailor10391 at 2:07am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/887 Looking for used sails for Daysailer : main and jib. Any suggestions onwhere to look ?
Gelcoat over West System epoxy colin hunter 335 at 2:21am 06.07.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1185 I want need to apply some polyester gelcoat over west system epoxy. Is there a special trick to thi
H. H. Payson boats... Brian D at 2:40am 06.07.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 Anyone ever build one of these "instant" boats?
Macerator Install-Holding Tank Replacement Daydreams at 3:06am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 6/1925 Has anyone installed a macerator on an S299 marine head or converted the manual JABSCO head to an el
spreader sockets charles at 3:22am 06.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1852 I am re-furbishing my mast and have a question regarding replacement of the spreader sockets. I have
Front Hatch For O'Day 31 Brian S at 3:28am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1108 I recently purchased an O'Day 31 and would like to replace the forward hatch. Because it curves, i c
Boat U.S. or Sea Tow? Grateful Dad at 3:52am 06.07.06 Trailer Sailors 14/2440 I have just launched my 1978 Hunter 27 for the first time since I bought it last October. The engin
Mac appraisal Justin_NSA at 4:02am 06.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/680 Has anyone used the NADA site for getting a cash value of their Mac? You can insure a boat for cash
parts for 25"yamaha Brian at 4:11am 06.07.06 Yamaha 3/1966 Last year I bought a 25" yamaha sailboat.I was ready to move up to a bigger boat after 4 years with
Venting the Laz Capn Bob at 5:46am 06.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1140 I am finally going to get safe (well safer anyway) and legal and vent my laz. I have been keeping t
Maxwell Windless Questions Waffle at 5:43am 06.07.06 Big Boats 4/1254 I read the Maxwell Windless requires a chain stopper or snubbing device to take the load off the win
auto helm st4000+ robin at 6:10am 06.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1038 Have just purchased 2003 306. Want to install the ST 4000+ at the pedestal, is it pre-wired for it ,
BAHAMAS cruizin' in a 25.5 (1) Steph and Brian at 5:53am 06.07.06 Smaller Boats 2/826 Hey Everybody! WE MADE IT!! We are here in the Abacos... but only for a brief time. We just wante
Sales contract for sailboat Bob at 6:34am 06.07.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1412 Help! Does anyone have a sample sales contract for a sailboat. I want to sale a 1987 sailboat an
Boat Cover for a Capri 14.2 Kurt at 6:39am 06.07.06 Smaller Boats 0/1371 I'm looking for a cover for my circa 1980 Capri 14.2. Anyone got one for sale? Please e-mail me at k

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Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? (2) jssailem at 6:03am 05.24.21
My daysailer has a screw loose and I don't want to lose the centerboard rgranger at 5:43am 05.24.21
Deck wash tfox2069 at 5:41am 05.24.21 I take it you don't have a washdown hose in the anchor locker? You might think about installing one
Fresh water D Swanson at 5:40am 05.24.21 The "fresh" water tank that was on my boat when I took ownership was neglected and rather unpleasant
Deck wash jssailem at 5:38am 05.24.21 Electrical water pump. Hose with sprayer. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--4-0-gpm-washdo
Beautiful day rgranger at 5:37am 05.24.21 I wish I was in a beach chair watching the cargo container ships go buy when this guy comes into po
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) against.the.wind. at 5:31am 05.24.21 As long as you do not grind thru the finish layer of gel coat, why not buff it out? Eventually we
Designed jssailem at 5:30am 05.24.21 The installation of water tanks in a 26ft boat is convenience. Location is design. If you have to ca
Marinas in the Chesapeake tfox2069 at 5:30am 05.24.21 Arlington VA. I know is far but it seems to me that sailing in the Chesapeake would be much better.
Deck wash Justin_NSA at 5:29am 05.24.21 Only advice I can give also. The more the deck is sealed, the easier it will be to clean. Good luck
Deck wash SirMichael at 5:26am 05.24.21
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 5:16am 05.24.21 i'm not sure about your desire to use a terminal block. I find that adding "connections" adds wea
Looking for a source for this part: DougM at 4:43am 05.24.21 Is there any real reason to get metric? You could just change the size of the hole to fractional me
Online Salvage yard? sailme88 at 4:19am 05.24.21 For some unknown reason there are marine salvage dealers across Florida....FaceBook also supports th
37 Cutter Portlights (2) chichiflys at 3:10am 05.24.21 We used NFM a handful of years ago as replacements for all the port lights. They function and last m
Fresh water Davidasailor26 at 2:45am 05.24.21
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died Kraig64 at 12:03am 05.24.21 1
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER AndyBC at 11:15pm 05.23.21 My long smoked plexi glass windows on my O'day 30 CB are cracked and leaking. Nothing major, just
New sails for 1972 Widgeon? Sunbird22358 at 11:07pm 05.23.21 D&R Marine sells what would be the "OEM" Neil-Pryde sails. I would suggest going to a local sailmake
Oday 27 stepping the mast? (2) Sunbird22358 at 10:53pm 05.23.21 might be actually a 272, one clue would be the Year, 27 was built from 1973-78, the 272 from 1986-89

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